Muiseam Leibovitz?

I'm sure that somewhere, there exists a handbook on how to shoot group portraits. I, for one, have not read said handbook, although I'm sure one of the rules is to avoid distractingly bright back-lighting, and another is to ensure that all of your subjects' faces are visible, in focus and not merely a fuzzy silhouette.

Bah, I say. Or rather, woops.

Today I shot pics for a friends' band, The Whisper Banshees. It was a long, albeit comfortable, session. I actually filled my CF card at one point and had to offload - this was a first for me, which is particularly notable considering that whole "new Dad" thing I've had going on. Anyway, here are a few of my favourites (the rest will likely show up on my Flickr):